Black Homeownership Before World War II

Black Homeownership Before World War II

On November 2, 1914, twenty eight-year-old James H. Teagle, the “colored” chauffeur for Philadelphia City Controller John Walton, left his ...
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Writing Black Activist Lives: An CBFS Interview

Writing Black Activist Lives: An CBFS Interview

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black ...
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Slavery and Rebellion in Eighteenth-Century New Jersey

Slavery and Rebellion in Eighteenth-Century New Jersey

Chattel enslavement was introduced into the colony of New Jersey in the seventeenth century, shortly after the Dutch first settled ...
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#CFP: Black Women and 19th Century America

#CFP: Black Women and 19th Century America

When discussing the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, numerous individuals and organizations tend to focus on the mid-twentieth century to highlight ...
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Applying Migration Studies to the History of Black Fugitivity in the Antebellum Urban South

Applying Migration Studies to the History of Black Fugitivity in the Antebellum Urban South

The historiography of slavery in the Americas largely asserts that Black enslaved people fled from their enslavers to places where ...
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Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists

Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists

In an interview with Fisk University professor Leslie Collins, Harlem Renaissance painter and educator Aaron Douglas recalled his admiration for ...
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